Chapter 92: The Popularity of Newspapers
In the following days, Chen Lin personally explained what it means to live a painful and happy life.
At first, Fang Yun said that he wanted to tell the story, let him help record it, and then add or decrease it according to the situation, and write a complete chapter after polishing.
Okay, it's true that he Chen Lin originally came out to be an official, but now it's not a public office at all, right? It's completely Fang Yun's private work! It's just that he still compromised, just because Fang Yun said that this was the normal scope of work, and said that if it could be made into a book, the author could count him as a share.
Let's listen to it, the so-called story is also a thing for the old people in the countryside to put their children to sleep, right?
As a result, when I heard it, I immediately felt that it was tall, and Nuwa created a human being as the Holy Mother of the human race, but when the king of Shang worshiped her, he was actually obsessed with her beauty and unloaded a lewd song. Poems blasphemous. As a result, Nuwa was furious and attracted the three demons of Xuanyuan Tomb to go to cause trouble to Yin Shang and hasten his demise.
Not to mention, he was a little fascinated by it, at least he had never heard such a story. And it was vaguely found that it contained a lot of legends about gods and ghosts, and even immortals began to appear a system.
Fang Yun also described the 1990 version, which is the content of the TV series that he considers the most classic version of the God List. There may be a lot of differences from the original book, but he hasn't read the original book, so naturally there is no way to restore it.
Fortunately, Chen Lin's writing is not to be said, and after some scrutiny and restoration, he has written chapter after chapter of excellent stories. The two of them wrote day and night for three days and three nights, and finally left the study with four panda eyes. Looking at the first draft of the completed "Fengshen List", Chen Lin said that he would complete the review as soon as possible, and then copy it again for Fang Yun to see.
At the same time, the newspaper has completed the selection of a site in Jinyang and has begun to recruit people. The first thing to do is, naturally, order the paper and then contact the printing shop. Fortunately, due to the large demand, whether it is state-owned or private, there are no less than ten printing factories in Jinyang, among which the largest Hanhua printing plant. It is the earliest and largest one, and it is the target selected by Ren Hongchang.
Since newspapers and printing houses are both state-owned enterprises, under the condition of national policies, printing houses have also given some preferential treatment to newspapers. Indicates that they can be given a 7% discount, which depends on their large volume printing.
After more than 10 days of preparation, Ren Hongchang had already selected the first draft of the first batch of newspapers to be issued. Whether it is current affairs and politics, or the situation in the states and counties, it is placed in the first edition; Then in the second edition, it was about Fang Yun's side and the new administrative guidelines. Of course. According to Fang Yun's requirements, these were all written in vernacular.
Fang Yun's original words were: "Every city must find a place to put the newspaper on it, and all the people must be able to understand and understand it." Those crepe things, just play with the literati and ink writers, and let the people listen to it, isn't that a toss? ”
The fourth edition is devoted to the cooking methods of various cuisines; There's even Hua Tuo's section "Barefoot Doctor", which depicts some common herbs and then the main uses of those herbs. There are even some more professional medical explanations by Hua Tuo, the purpose of which is naturally to hope that readers can master some simple treatment methods.
The fifth edition is all kinds of anecdotes, such as a concubine taken by an official. As a result, the jealous woman in the family fought or something. According to Fang Yun's meaning, this is the news that he wants to constantly send out a special existence like 'paparazzi' and dig everywhere. It doesn't make any practical sense, it's Bojun Yile.
As for the sixth edition, it is poetry and songs, mainly to give literati and artists a place to show their talents.
At the beginning of the sixth edition, the main thing was to invite those who were officials to write their own works. Of course, those who can be admitted will naturally be given a pen fee. In fact, there are many people who would rather not take money and hope that their works can be published in newspapers. Sure enough, the ancients were honest.
There was also a page, Fang Yun asked Ren Hongchang to stay, and she didn't know why, but as a result, the manuscript of the first chapter of the "Fengshen List" came to her desk.
"This is the work of the husband?" Haven't seen the content yet. Ren Hongchang couldn't help but ask curiously.
"What, the level of suspicion for the husband?" Fang Yun pretended to be angry.
"No, no, it's just that I didn't expect my husband to be so talented." Ren Hongchang naturally said hurriedly.
"It's just a bit of storytelling, but I can't write it. Don't you see, this is a book written by me and Chen Kongzhang. I tell the story, and he perfects it. So no matter what, he also has credit for this book. Fang Yun laughed.
"This article is very interesting and the content is very attractive, but this question is unprecedented, I wonder if the husband has a name for it?" Ren Hongchang briefly looked at the content, then looked up and asked.
"What else can it be, it's just a script, and further, it's a novel." Fang Yun smiled faintly.
"Novels, that's a fitting name. In terms of style, although it is not a masterpiece of the world, it is also a family statement, but it is also quite interesting, and I think many people will like it! Ren Hongchang said excitedly.
"After the release of the first batch of newspapers this time, the genre is mainly poetry and songs, as well as novels. In any case, it is always necessary to prepare for the fact that after the end of "Fengshen Bang", the newspaper will have more novel content to use. Of course, if you can be admitted to the article, remember to give the author a pen fee. Fang Yun said solemnly.
"There's nothing wrong with this, it's just that I've been sticking money in like this, I'm afraid it will be endless." Ren Hongchang was worried.
"It doesn't matter, it's nothing if even the first ten issues are upside down. As long as the newspaper becomes famous, then there will naturally be a place to make money in the future. Fang Yun was not worried. In fact, before the TV came out, I didn't know how many newspapers I fed through newspaper advertising.
"By the way, for example, this poem, to a certain extent, it will be compiled into a poetry book and then published. At the same time, explain to the author that for every amount sold, give them a certain percentage of the profit. The novel also follows this model, and when the "Fengshen Bang" is finished in the future, you will print it into a book and sell it, and there will not be much at that time, just give me 30% of the profit from each copy. Fang Yun laughed.
"Is it okay to achieve three achievements? Do you want to be forty percent?! Ren Hongchang also mentioned it casually. After all, Fang Yun made money, which meant that their family made money, and there seemed to be nothing wrong with favoritism in this regard.
"Haha, it's not good for you to be like this, since you are already the editor-in-chief, you can't work at your own expense. If I were the editor-in-chief. I'm afraid that it will be lowered to 10%. Fang Yun laughed.
"Just once!" Ren Hongchang didn't follow his words to lower the meaning of profit sharing.
"Just according to the three, and, don't be too tired yourself." Fang Yun smiled and stroked her chin. Said gently.
"Yes, my lord!" Ren Hongchang is also returning sweetly at the moment.
Three days later, the first edition of "GCA Weekly" was officially launched, with a total of more than 20 pages, and the content and sections were increased. It's something that can't be helped. After all, it is only released once a week, so naturally there must be too little content.
Newspaper boys are hired by newspapers, and the newspapers give them directly to them for sale, and each weekly is currently sold for a penny. In fact, even if the price is raised in the later stage, it will not exceed five cents. The newspaper thing is mainly to rely on the amount of circulation, not simply relying on the newspaper to make money.
If a newspaper is read by everyone in the world on a certain day, then it is the most valuable in itself. At that time, an ad can receive a sky-high price. And the people who come to advertise are naturally endless. That's the big head!
So a thick newspaper is only a penny, and the tavern tea house is actually sent for free, so naturally many people want it. Of course, almost all of the people who can buy it are readers, so that ordinary people can buy this...... Probably it can be used to paste the wall or go to the toilet.
Fortunately, there have been many literacy classes recently, helping people to eradicate illiteracy for free, and many people still recognize a few words more or less. The imperial court understood the people's hearts and took care of many people who were illiterate, so they set up newspaper reading points and asked people to read the newspaper. The salary is not much, but it is also an honor. The most important thing is that the listener will occasionally send him some tea or something to moisten his throat, and even have a reward for reading well, and the newspaper reader naturally likes this job very much.
It has to be said that the first batch of propaganda work was done very well. The newspaper sold nearly 30,000 copies, radiating throughout the state. Even Youzhou and Jizhou have been affected, of course, they will not be able to arrive a few days late.
Many readers are not very accustomed to vernacular newspapers, but because there are no mistakes in grammar and diction, they naturally do not praise anything. Either you don't buy it, or you read it patiently. On the contrary, when I read the poems and songs, and read the good places, I couldn't help but shout good.
"Fengshen List" is so strange to them, but they seem to know some about the legend of Yin Shang. It's just that I didn't expect this article to be written by Fang Yun, but after a closer look, it turned out that Fang Yun and Chen Lin wrote it together. Chen Lin can be regarded as a celebrity after all, and many people in the family know it, so they only thought that Fang Yun had given an outline, but in fact it was written about Chen Lin, which made Chen Lin's reputation greatly improved.
The novel is a bit interesting, and the newspaper also said that it was soliciting manuscripts, and after seeing the benefits, many people were also ready to move. As a direct result, the newspaper received a large number of poems and songs and even some original novels shortly after the second issue of the newspaper was released.
As a last resort, I recruited a few editors to review them together, and only then did I publish the works of these authors in the third issue. Immediately, the enthusiasm of the readers was further detonated, and more submissions were sent.
It's also interesting to say, now it's obvious that the world has just been in turmoil, everyone is fighting around, and even many people are still living on the food and clothing line. However, the emergence of newspapers has made the entertainment industry of this era have a tendency to rise.
By the third issue, the newspaper had sold 100,000 copies, and it had spread to the Yuzhou area. Interestingly, a small number of businesses have asked for advertisements in newspapers...... (To be continued.) )
PS: Why did you choose "Fengshen Bang", it is obvious that this is the only work that is more suitable for appearing in this era. Of course, there are some deeper considerations......
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